Last Sept. 5, Filipino activists in the United States staged a protest outside the home of Mikey Arroyo at 1655 Beach Park Blvd in California. The protesters denounced Arroyo’s failure to declare the house, which he bought for $1.3 million, as part of his real estate assets. Mikey is President Arroyo’s eldest son. (Photos by…
Day: September 7, 2009
Priest Who Advocated Human Rights, Peasant Activist Murdered in Eastern Visayas
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The murders of peasant activist Romulo Mendova and Father Cecilio Lucero, both of Eastern Visayas, have been blamed on the military’s Oplan Bantay Laya. In the case of Lucero, he had been publicly denounced by President Arroyo as “that communist priest,” according to the NDF. It is said that he was the first priest to have been murdered in Samar since Catholicism was introduced in the province 400 years ago.
Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Bayan Muna Representative Neri Javier Colmenares is a long-time human rights lawyer, constitutionalist and expert on international humanitarian law. He was among the youngest political detainees during martial law. Prior to joining the legal profesion, he was a student activist. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at San Beda College and completed his…